
| Songwriter | Fred Hellerman (writing as Fred Brooks) |
| Year Written | 1961 |
About This Song
Fred Hillerman, writing as Fred Brooks, wrote “The Way That I Feel” in 1961. The song’s first recording was by Nat King Cole in 1961.
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This is the way that I do feel
I feel it everywhere I go
I feel just like an engine
That lost its driving wheel
I’m feeling down as a man can feel
Since she said that she don’t want me hangin’ round
Feel like a tin can just a rusting way out on the dumpin’ ground
It sure is hard to stumble down when you ain’t got no place to fall
Seems like in this whole world I ain’t got no place at all
I’m feeling like a stranger here
I feel like a stranger everywhere
Feel like I like to go back home
But I’m a stranger there
I’ve tried and tried
To go my way and leave the worried past behind
But every time the sun goes down
That woman stays on my mind
Recordings
1963
Tony Bennett recorded “The Way That I Feel” on April 26, 1963. Ralph Burns wrote the arrangement and conducted orchestra.
CO 78297
Release History
| 1963 | Columbia LP 12″: CS 8856 — This Is All I Ask |
| 1963 | Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 2056 — This Is All I Ask |
| 2005 | Columbia CD: CK 66504 — I Wanna Be Around |
| 2011 | Columbia: The Complete Collection — Disc 27 — This Is All I Ask |